Catalog
5 Baisa - Haitham
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Diameter | 19.00 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '5' in Arabic script dominates the central field, flanked by stylized decorative elements. Below the central denomination appears the value '5 BAISA' in Latin script. The Hijri year ١٤٤١ and the Gregorian year ٢٠٢٠ are inscribed in Arabic numerals in the lower portion of the field, presented on separate lines. |
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Haitham bin Tariq Al Said assumed the sultanate in January 2020 following the death of Qaboos bin Said, who had ruled Oman for nearly five decades without ever naming a public successor. The transition — resolved within hours by the ruling family council — was the first in the modern sultanate's history not involving Qaboos, making coins bearing the new sultan's name the first issued under a genuinely new reign since 1970.